The people in the end credits and those who participated are Hawaiian activists/advocates who helped us retain/rediscover our identity as Hawaiians after our culture and language was banned following the overthrow and "annexation". They probably would not appreciate being called American. The whole thing about Hawaiʻi is that it's not legitimately apart of America and America knows this (Public Law 103-150). The annexation ballot was invalid bc it did not give Native Hawaiians the choice for sovereignty, AND Americans, Europeans, and the immigrants could vote. Therefore, Native Hawaiians never gave themselves up to America. Yet still here we are, occupied illegally, commercialized as a "luxury paradise playground". This song demonstrates the burdens of being Hawaiian following the overthrow and "annexation", the prohibition placed on our cultural practices and language, and recovering the missing pieces of ourselves. This song demonstrates the bond we have as a people, even across the islands or across the oceans, and how we will come together and support one another. Lastly, the eternal fighting spirit of Hawaiians. Our people have always been ride or die for our chiefs, we will always ride or die for our kingdom if for nothing else but to take care of our home so that it may take care of our keiki for many, many generations to come. They did another song like this called "Kaulana Nā Pua", this was also known as the Hawaiian Rebel's Song. Written during the prohibition. It's in ʻōlelo hawaiʻi (Native Hawaiian language) but I mean you can find the lyrics online and the meaning and history behind them.

Beautiful reaction. Queen Lilio'ukalani, the last queen of Hawai'i Dethroned by greedy American sugar and pineapple millionaires😢

Hawaii 78 was made famous by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (IZ). Do yourself a favor and listen to his beautiful version! OFFICIAL Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole - Hawaiʻi '78

I had no idea you listened to Polynesian artists! Thank you so much!

E’ALA’E IMUA! ✊🏽( rise and move forward)

I'm Half Hawaiian some are local musicians some politicians some are surfers in their own right

Beautiful. You have to listen to IZ's version of this now please

You may want to check out Isreal Kamakawiwole version. I love the original. Aloha

I recommend you check out the original as well!!! Ive never seen this video so don’t mind me crying like a baby over here

Papa mau @8:38 🫶 he is a Micronesian man that gave voyaging back to the Hawaiians. Hawaiians wanted to prove that Polynesians did travel the ocean and populate Polynesia because westerners doubted it as the knowledge of voyaging in Hawaii had been lost since colonization. Papa mau taught them to read the stars ❤

KEONE NUNES IS DESCENT FROM ANCIENT TATTOO LINE OF POLYNESIANS

Beautiful

Blake Shelton God's country

You should react to Surfing with the dolphins by Aukahi Pride. And Ku'u Hoa Hololio by Clyde Kindy Sproat.

♥️♥️♥️...😥🙏☝️😌

He mea nani no but its sad liliokalani got lakcd in her room for like 10 or more years and pono kakou e olelo hawaii because back then we hawaiians got s lapd by the haules and I respect liliokalani because she got locked up in her room for 3 years or 10 I don't know but what i do now is she didn't even get to eat anything so she die in there alone so yeah 😢😢😢

Hey Lloyd can you react to Aesop’s newest album? I’d love to see you react to Black Snow or All City Nerve Map. Anything from that album is gold.

Are you Māori my bro?

Hi can you react to sb19 Mapa in wish bus or liham and i want you.

Pukio oe pukio oe

The US has aided in more ways than one in the dethroning and or colonization of many indigenous nations. The colonial footprint is still deep in the Pacific, Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, New Caledonia, West Papua. The list goes on and on, and the American Government proves itself to be exactly what it is, a Colonial Superpower Bully. America always and only intervened for its best interests. Along with other nation superpowers, the US allowed Indonesia to invade and occupy West Papua. Australia trained and armed Indonesian soldiers in an active genocide, with almost 500,000 West Papuan massacred. 60,000 to 100,000 Indigenous displaced, and thousands raped and missing. In New Caledonia, the French government continues to undermine to the natives and tried to allow Non-natives the power of voting. It’s the same exact thing the Americans did in Hawaii, of non natives having more say to the land than its original inhabitants and it’s still happening till this day. The Kanaky people of New Caledonia, the Indigenous of West Papua, the Māori of Aotearoa , the Kanaka Maoli of Hawaii all scream freedom. We may be small islands, but we are the caretakers of the greatest ocean in the world. A droplet may be small, but its ripples are great. We are all small droplets of this great ocean, God willing let the power flow back to its rightful owners. Allow the Moana (ocean) to heal alongside its caretakers. Because while the rest of the world pollutes the oceans and contribute to climate change, it is our people who suffer. Mahalo and aloha to all who continues to speak up against this injustice.